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2004 P C R L J 295

MUHAMMAD YAQOOB and another-- Petitioners vs THE STATE

Citation2004 P C R L J 295
CourtLahore High Court
Case No.Criminal Miscellaneous Nos.817/B and 1030/B of 2003
Date2003-10-13
Judge(s)Muhammad Farrukh Mehmood
ResultBail granted

ORDER

' Muhammad Yaqoob son of Muhammad Hussain petitioner through Criminal Miscellaneous No,817/B of 2003 and Zahoor Ahmad son of Muhammad Hussain through Criminal Miscellaneous No,1030/B of 2003 have sought their post-arrest bail in case F.I.R. No,116 registered at Police Station Liaquatpur, for offences under sections 11/10(3) of the Offences of Zina (Enforcement of Hudood)

Ordinance, 1979 on 11-4-2003. During investigation both the offences were deleted and were substituted by section 10(2) of the Ordinance.

2. As both the matters relate to the same F.I.R. And the facts, I decide the same through this single order.

3. Briefly, the relevant facts of the case are that on 5-3-2003 Mst. Hajiran Bibi and Muhammad Shafi on a false pretext made Mst. Rauf Siddiq complainant accompany them. The complainant was taken to the house of Muhammad Yaqoob, where Muhammad Yaqoob-petitioner and Muhammad Riaz allegedly committed Zina with her. It was added in the F.I.R. That thereafter Zahoor Ahmad petitioner abducted the complainant, took her to Sahiwal and kept her there for more than a month. However, the complainant succeeded in returning to her house and after ten days reported the matter to the police..

4. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and gone through the record. It has been noticed that the matter was not reported to the police for a considerable delay either by Mst. Rauf Siddiq or her parents, that during investigation the allegations levelled in the F.I.R. Were found to be incorrect inasmuch as the status of Mst. Rauf Siddiq was lowered from that of complainant to accused; that Mst. Hajiran, Muhammad Shafi and Muhammad Yaqoob were found to be innocent during investigation. In these circumstances, the allegations against the petitioners need further probe and inquiry within the ambit of subsection (2) of section 497, Cr.P.C., therefore, the petitioners are admitted to bail, subject to their furnishing bail bonds in the sum of Rs,50,000 (fifty thousand) each, with one surety each, in the like amount to the ptisfaction of the trial Court.

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